What we're up to: Before Christmas break, students worked on short stories, following the essential components of stories (setting, characters, problem and solution) discussed in ELA. Students brainstormed ideas, completed story maps, and constructed characters and backgrounds to create a stop motion video. They began filming their videos using the Stop Motion Studio app. 

We took a hiatus from our stop motion videos to assist Mrs. Grimley in the research component of students' chosen Science Fair topics. We discussed credible sources, and how to analyze the validity of online resources (the URL and the information/ content within the source).